To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.

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To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.

-- Maya Angelou

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I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.

-- Maya Angelou

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Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

-- Maya Angelou

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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that the sooner we will be able to treat life as art.

-- Maya Angelou

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I thank God I’m myself and for the life I’m given to live and for friends and lovers and beloveds, and I thank God for knowing that all those people have already paid for me.

-- Maya Angelou

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If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.

-- Maya Angelou

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